2005 Mazda 3 Car PC logs....

so far, i have installed the riderunner frontend (but having issues on some functions.. will work on it soon), also installed the USB GPS driver but having problem getting it to work.

I actually made a blog for the progress, but decided to have my own worklog thread here so that you guys will know where I am in the project, and maybe help out on myproblems and give me some pointers and inputs.

the carpc blog for mazda 3 is here http://carpc-101.com
yeah, so far i only managed to install/configure the software side of things.. the mod of the car will be next as soon as everything is ok (software side)

I'm just starting my 08 Mazda 3 car pc. I guess I could start a work log since I've got most of the parts now. Anyway, I decided to put mine under the passenger seat and put the head unit in the glove box. Are you keeping your HU or are you going without it?

I'm just starting my 08 Mazda 3 car pc. I guess I could start a work log since I've got most of the parts now. Anyway, I decided to put mine under the passenger seat and put the head unit in the glove box. Are you keeping your HU or are you going without it?

I kept mine... i put my cpu just below the steering wheel and the lcd on the dash... dang, i kept on forgetting to put the pics.

I kept mine... i put my cpu just below the steering wheel and the lcd on the dash... dang, i kept on forgetting to put the pics.

lol, Ya I keep checking back for pictures... But there is never any... Stop slacking. lol j/k. I'm wondering do you know if in the mazdaspeed3 if the lcd is connected like it is in the mazda3? because my temperature controls and all that good stuff get ran digitally through the lcd... I would hate to lose that haha. I'm hoping I can keep the dials all connected to the lcd and just unhook the HU if that's the case... But ya lets get some pics up. I'm really interested in dropping my computer behind the jockey box. But I kind of want to see how you have it integrated in...

lol, Ya I keep checking back for pictures... But there is never any... Stop slacking. lol j/k. I'm wondering do you know if in the mazdaspeed3 if the lcd is connected like it is in the mazda3? because my temperature controls and all that good stuff get ran digitally through the lcd... I would hate to lose that haha. I'm hoping I can keep the dials all connected to the lcd and just unhook the HU if that's the case... But ya lets get some pics up. I'm really interested in dropping my computer behind the jockey box. But I kind of want to see how you have it integrated in...

I think it might depend more on the year of the car than if it's a Mazdaspeed or not. I think with the later models, if you take out the HU, you keep whatever was displayed on the left (time, mpg, etc), the temp, and the AC display. I think with the earlier models, you loose everything. However, you can't change the time after you take out the HU and I know the clock looses time easy plus theirs daylight savings changes.